After reading, "Thank You M'am" by Langston Hughes pgs.172-176 respond to the following questions:



	1. Setting Tell the setting of the story: (include the social impacts of the time period) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
	2. Motives What are Rogers motive for stealing the purse? Explain. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
	3. Actions 3a) What can you tell about Mrs. Jones' character from this action? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
	3. Actions 3b) How are her actions connected to her past experiences? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

6. Social impacts Does Mrs. Jones make good choices about how to treat Roger? Explain your reasoning. How have you responded to a something stolen from you? Would you consider treating a thief the same way as Mrs. Jones? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

5. Theme What theme(s) are shown in the story? (Use at least 2 pieces of textual evidence to support your thinking.) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Responses What does Mrs. Jones do when Roger tries to steal her purse? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Actions 3c) What effect will Mrs. Jone's actions have on Roger's future? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________